Butter-cutter.



J. G. & B. B. OARMIGHAEL.

BUTTER CUTTER. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 10, 1903.

915,935. Patented Mar. 23 1909.. T

v j/ I Snow Wow atkwwurs UNlTED I STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

JAcon e. CARMICHAELAND BENJAMINBQ CARMICHAEL, or SEATTLE, WASHINGTON,

ASSIGNORS'OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN N. SHAW, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

BUTTER-CUTTER.

Application flledAugust 10, 1998s Serial No, 447,886.

dividing bricks of butter into'comparativelysmall portions or ats.- I v The object of t e invention isattained by certain novel; features in the construction and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set .forth and defined in the a pended claims WVitb reference to t e accompanying drawing, wherein siinilar reference numerals designate 'corres ending parts throughout: Figure 1 is a p an view of our. improved implement shown'inpartial section. 1 Fi 2 a is a detail sectional view on line 2 2 of ig.

showing a portionotone oi removed and the manner of 'j securing the and Fig. 5 isl'a erspective view illustrating the device app led to a brick of butter in cross wire thereto. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of one of the side members position for cutting.

In the practice of our invention T-shaped end niem em, as 1, and sidemembers, as 2,

are prdvidcd, the former havingin the exadapted to rec-eive'snugly tions, as 2, of the side. members.,- The outer shoulders'fi of the side members and thereby tremitiesofxtheir head parts, a ertures 3 ut free y end porextremities of portions "2 are screw-threaded for ei'igagement'withnuts 4 wli'ich serve .to" bind the end members ,1 firmly against secure the latter from rotation and effect rigid ,connection of theframe parts. -Menibers :2 preferably consist of round bars suitably grooved at their outer sides to provide lugs, as"6,whicli have theirlower edges curved and undercut for suitable enga ement with a wire 7, as clearly shown in 'igs. 3 and4r Theselugs and the intervenin spaces are all substantially, equal in width 111; the lugs of" 1position to the spacesone bar occu y like between-the ugs of t e other bar.v By this construction [a single section of'wire, as 7 may bereadily applied to the frame to provide a plurality of cutters extending in'par Specification of Letters Patent.

Fig.3 is a fragmentary pxerspecti eview t e side members Patented March 23,. 1909.

l a'llel relation and equally spacedone from another. preferably eachfirst wvound around a respective side member 2, then inserted into a ertures formed therein, (see Fi 3) where able securing members 8, in the form of pins. Reference numeral 9 indicates a cutter the cutters formed y wire 7. The endcurved grooves 10 and are arranged in inclined openings 11 formed in the end memb'ers 1. Pins 12 are fitted in openings 11 for grooves 10 and openings 11 as stated, wire!) can be'drawn taut without having bearing viously drawn taut before pins 8 are inserted -lower edges of lugs 6 providing conveniently desired, be uickly tightened by rotating oneor both 0 members 2;

I In Fig. 5 we have illustrated our invention arranged over a brick of butter supported on a suitable base 14, in position to V by the operator, whereupon the cutters provided by wires :7 and 9 will produce intersecting cuts and thereby divide the vbrick into pats.

'we .claimas new,'and desire to secure by Letica is:

members having'threaded portions projectingthrough apertures formed in said end membe'ranuts 0n the projecting ends of the '2. A butter cutter compris'ing a trams consisting of end'members formed w th. spaced apertures, and side members having extenside and end members in fixed relation, lugs The end portions of Wire 7 are portions of cutter wire/9 extend through agjaiinst any sharp .orabru t projections on ch it would be liable to e cut or injured, [as will be readily understood. 'Wire 7 isobto secure the same, the curved undercut formed surfa es over which the wire can bedrawn orf wit drawn without fear of breakingb Should wire 7-become slack, it can it Having thus described our invention, what ters Patent of the United States of Amen" threaded portions'of said side members, cut ters extending across said frame, and han-- ,dles on saidframe. Y

formed in spaced relation on said side mem c0 t ey are firmly held by the insertion of suit.--

wire arranged transversely of wire 7 to 1' ducea cut intersectin the. cuts produce by holding wire 9"in position.- By forming e lowered v e5 butter cutter comprising a frame consisting of end and side members, said side;

sionsirotatably fitting in the apertures of said end members, means for holding 881d bers," and a wire extending back and forth across said frame to form cutters and being "engaged with said lugs.

.3. A butter cutter comfprising a frame consisting of end members ormed with spaced apertures, and side members having extenslons rotatably fitting in the apertures of said end members, means for ho ding said side and end'members in fixed relation, lugs having their under sides curved and undercut,

' 4. A butter cutter comprising a frame consisting of side and end members,lugs on said side members arranged in spaced relation,

said side members being formed in their end portions with apertures, a wire extending ack and forth across said frame and engaged over said lugs, the end portions of said wire being arranged in the apertures in said side members, andv ins fitted in the apertures of said side mem ers preventing displacement members each formed with a curved groove and an angularly disposed aperture communicating therewith, cutters extending across said frame, a cutter extending across said first named cutters, said last named cutter consisting of a wire having its end portions extending through the grooves and arranged in the apertures of said end members, and pins fitted in the apertures of said end memers for securing said last named cutter.

Signed at Seattle, Washington this 22d day of July 1908.

JACOB G. CARMICHAEL. BENJAMIN B. CARMICHAELL W'itnesses:

FRANK E. ADAMS, A. A. BOOTH. 

